F1 2024

[st13phil]

I'm sure we all remember the 6 wheeled Tyrrell?

Who was the other team owner who quipped at the time that Ken would do no good with the 6-wheel car because the only person who really knows how to drive one is Lady Penelope's chauffeur, Parker, and we’ve got him under contract?

 

[190]

I'm sure we all remember the 6 wheeled Tyrrell?

I saw it race in 76 at Brands Hatch which was the most memorable race I've ever attended for other reasons. There were near riots at Paddock Hill where I was stood when James Hunt was initially going to be disqualified after the first corner shunt between the two Ferrari's. Hunt went on to win but they took the points off him later in the year anyway thanks to Ferrari International Assistance. If you think F1 governance stinks now, it certainly did back then.

The March 6 wheel I don't recall ever seeing racing in F1.

 

[Mactech]

Who was the other team owner who quipped at the time that Ken would do no good with the 6-wheel car because the only person who really knows how to drive one is Lady Penelope's chauffeur, Parker, and we’ve got him under contract?

It can only be Gerry Anderson (Mi Lady!) Master of all the TV puppet series in the 60's. I'm sure he had the contract with Parker

The real six wheel March was never raced as any more than 4 wheels was swiftly written into the regulations. As we now know, the 4 wheels at the rear would have been a much better idea than 4 at the front.
Including, but not confined to:

• 4 wheel drive.
• Much lower frontal area.
• Far less aero disturbance around the rear wing
• Better proportioning of the work done by each of the tyres

 

[ChrisHGTV]

It can only be Gerry Anderson (Mi Lady!) Master of all the TV puppet series in the 60's. I'm sure he had the contract with Parker

The real six wheel March was never raced as any more than 4 wheels was swiftly written into the regulations. As we now know, the 4 wheels at the rear would have been a much better idea than 4 at the front.
Including, but not confined to:

• 4 wheel drive.
• Much lower frontal area.
• Far less aero disturbance around the rear wing
• Better proportioning of the work done by each of the tyres

I’ve got both the Tyrell and March as Scalextric cars! I always found the March seemed to have more rear end grip but I think there were various other factors at play here!